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2.40pm – In a little while Davide Nicola, Cagliari coachspeaks at the press conference after the away defeat against Fiorentina.
3.07pm – The press conference begins.
Was a draw the fairest result?
“According to the numbers, if Cagliari had taken a point there was nothing to object to. We doubled Fiorentina’s xG, they did better in the first half: great respect for those who have won 8 consecutive games and are on ten points. We wanted play a great match and for me we did it, to be great we should have scored a point.”
What was missing?
“We wanted the result and we looked for it, in the second half Fiorentina had dropped and could have pressed further. But it’s true that Fiorentina are not an inexperienced team and we knew that entering centrally wasn’t easy. We needed a cross or a turn more ball. Today we didn’t see the difference in goals. And let’s remember that we have to create the numbers by improving our ability to read: we always move the bar, even if only slightly teams of great caliber must give you awareness.”
What did he tell the team?
“When you finish a match you always have to analyse. I wanted to remember the feeling of how difficult it was to come to play in Florence but to be able to have our say. And in the end it was there. I saw some regret and it is fundamental. Of course, we still have to do improvements but the error must become a learning process”.
Another tough challenge like Atalanta on Saturday.
“We will have several important teams besides Atalanta: Juve in the Italian Cup, Inter… But we don’t select, the path must be built regardless of the opponent you face. I am convinced and regretful, today with more arrogance we could have score a point. In the same action as the goal one might think that the goal is not valid, but we are fine with that, another of our actions came out just short, with a deflection precisely because he wins a match which had not been so clear-cut.”
Would you agree on the actual time?
“I personally do. But we have to accept what comes from the field, talking about it constructively. Without pointing out whether it goes for or against. If you ask me for an idea on Cataldi’s shot I’ll tell you that for me there was an active position of offside, in terms of the regulations. I don’t take it as an alibi or as a reason to complain. I want to increase the conviction with which we play, now there is Atalanta who will force us to another strategy and another. challenge”.
Luvumbo why from the bench?
“Knowing how to determine during the match in progress but also from the start means being able to always count on it. Today there was an evaluation of specific movements of Fiorentina and their game of chains. The rotations had to be read in order not to get into difficulty and, as with Juve, I needed someone who had an eye on that. And then it’s not a given that starting in a certain way the two halves would be the same. Today we found the right balance to be competitive.”
Can Augello aspire to something more?
“If you ask me, I believe that Tommaso is an underrated player. Both in terms of physical ability, aerobic power, and technical ability: he is an important player for me, in Serie A, with him as with others we are going further demonstrations”.
3.18pm – The press conference ends.